Species Guide — Marine Life

Marine
Life

The species that can be found in our waterways and the sea

Marine Life

409 species documented

Filter All Fish Crabs & Allies Sponges & Seaweeds Sharks & Rays Whales & Dolphins Octopus & Squid Sea Stars Jelly fish Shellfish Other

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Southern Chiton

Ischnochiton australis

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Southern Dove Shell

Mitrella austrina

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Southern Eagle Ray

Myliobatis tenuicaudatus

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Southern Fiddler Ray

Trygonorrhina dumerilii

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Southern Garfish

Hyporhamphus melanochir

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Turriplicifer australis

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Southern Periwinkle

Austrocochlea constricta

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Southern Pygmy Perch

Nannoperca australis

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Southern Red Scorpionfish

Scorpaena papillosa

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Southern Rock Lobster

Jasus edwardsii

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Southern Sand Flathead

Platycephalus bassensis

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Southern Sand Octopus

Octopus kaurna

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Southern Sawshark

Pristiophorus nudipinnis

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Southern School Whiting

Sillago bassensis

A brownish coloured crab on a rock

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Southern Sentinel Crab

Tasmanoplax latifrons

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Southern Six-armed Star

Meridiastra medius

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A marine flatworm on a rock underwater

Carpet Flatworm (Thysanozoon brocchii)

Carpet Flatworm (Thysanozoon brocchii) <br><br> https://tomahawk.org.au/flora-fauna/view-species/thysanozoon-brocchii

Thin white bivalve shells laying on sand

Limaria imitans

Limaria imitans a marine bivalve species washed up along Tomahawk Beach

A small brown and white crab underwater

Three-Pronged Spider Crab Halicarcinus ovatus

This one is about 8mm in size <br><br> #tasmania #tasmaniaparks #marinebiology #discovertasmania #visitnorthtas #instatasmania #seetasmania #tomahawk #lutruwita #dorsettasmania #northeasttasmania #visitnortheasttasmania

A sea-slug on a rock underwater

Macleay’s sea-slug (Baeolidia macleayi)

Macleay’s sea-slug (Baeolidia macleayi)<br><br> https://tomahawk.org.au/flora-fauna/view-species/baeolidia-macleayi